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Stay up-to-date with the latest content from TACP as we solicit and encourage revolutionary concepts, create the environment for researchers to experiment with new ideas, perform ground and small-scale flight tests, allow failures and learn from them, and drive rapid turnover into potential future concepts to enable aviation transformation.
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NASA and its international partners are using the same generically shaped wing design to create physical and digital research models…
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Representatives of NASA’s Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program (TACP) recently shared information about their work to develop innovation and advance aviation…
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NASA has created a new digital modelling tool for aeronautical engineers to innovate new aircraft designs, building on decades of…
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NASA has selected another five university teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges that could help transform flight in…
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NASA has selected three university-led teams for the first round of a new technical challenge pursuing innovative aviation maintenance practices.…
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Dr. Azlin Biaggi-Labiosa, born and raised in Puerto Rico, made a courageous decision to pivot her academic studies – launching…
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NASA has selected two new university student teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges meant to transform the skies…
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A NASA wind study aimed at enhancing air taxi safety on takeoff and landing is complete at NASA’s Armstrong Flight…
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Wind affects all aircraft, particularly during takeoff and landing. It’s especially critical for new types of transportation. A new NASA…
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NASA has released the newest iteration of its vision for aeronautics research activities, and it includes exciting, cutting-edge sustainable aviation…
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NASA has selected another round of university student teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges meant to transform the…
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In this year’s Gateways to Blue Skies competition, NASA asks collegiate teams to examine aviation-related systems that will aid in…
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Before the X-59 flies, NASA researchers are getting ahead of the curve by using computational fluid dynamics to create what…
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In 2017, NASA gave five teams of university professors and students a unique opportunity: a chance to make original, hands-on…
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Eight teams participating in the 2023 Gateways to Blue Skies: Clean Aviation Energy (Blue Skies) Competition have been selected to…
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NASA has selected four teams of university faculty and students to solve key challenges facing the future of air travel…
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No, it’s not hypermodern art. This image from a simulation generated by NASA’s high-performance computers, shows a Transonic Truss Braced…
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A group of NASA interns recently made significant contributions to finding unique ways to apply NASA’s expertise to a complex…
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Cities are complicated places to fly, presenting challenges – both known and unpredictable – for current and future air vehicles.…
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Members of the media and public are invited to participate in NASA’s imaginAviation, a free, virtual event focusing on how…
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For a team of NASA and industry researchers seeking to make aviation more sustainable, it’s all about the twist. No,…
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With support from NASA, university researchers have made advances towards developing advanced fuel cells and electricity-conducting technology to generate power…
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NASA researchers are making progress with developing an innovative battery pack that is lighter, safer, and performs better than batteries…
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NASA recently signed a Space Act Agreement with San Francisco-based Zipline to pursue a future vision of U.S. aviation that…
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In this year’s Gateways to Blue Skies Competition (aka, Blue Skies), NASA asks teams to identify potential clean aviation energy…
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Each summer, more than half a million aviation enthusiasts and experts from around the planet descend into a regional airport…
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Even before the summer’s hottest, driest weather has arrived, wildfires have taken a heavy toll in some parts of the…
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A group of undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are working on a system that can 3D-print a whole drone and…
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In a changing climate, wildfires are becoming more widespread and devastating, threatening more people and land than ever before. In…
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NASA Aeronautics is reaching out to the innovators of tomorrow to share in the excitement of our vision for aviation’s…